Lincoln’s best movie theater is celebrating spooky season with an eclectic blend of new and old horror films. Lincoln’s very own Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center has announced its 2026 Fright Fest ...

The lack of cultural hermeneutics strikes again. If you’ve read my political posts, then you’ve probably seen me bring up “cultural hermeneutics” at least once or twice before. Hermeneutics is usually ...

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Manchester’s Vini Reilly is one of the greatest guitarists you’ve probably never heard of. But whereas a lot of so-called guitar gods focus on technical prowess (e.g., frenetic fretwork, fiery solos), ...

One of the finest indie labels around, VBM has released music by Starflyer 59, Fine China, The Lassie Foundation, and many, many more. A 30-year run for an indie label seems downright miraculous in ...

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Update: A month has passed, and Google’s AI still doesn’t know how to spell the days of the week. By now, it’s common knowledge that Google’s AI search can be… unreliable. Back in 2024, the world’s ...

The acclaimed YouTube channel partnered with the Criterion Collection to discuss Tsui Hark’s genre-busting film. On a related note, Every Frame a Painting’s Taylor Ramos and Tony Zhou also produced a ...

When he inducted The Cure into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Nine Inch Nails’ Trent Reznor described what it was like to hear the goth icons’ music for the very first time: Immediately, this band ...